Lead Epidemiologist, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

State of Ohio; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental/Vision

Paid time off

Leave benefits

Education funding

Retirement plan

Job summary

State of Ohio's Health Department seeks a Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology Supervisor to plan, implement and manage the statewide epidemiology program for vaccine‑preventable diseases (VPDs). You will supervise lower‑level epidemiology investigators and contribute to policy development.

The role requires graduate-level public health credentials and proven experience in epidemiology investigation, outbreak response and data quality improvement, with a leadership focus and ability to

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in public health or preventive medicine.
• Minimum 12 months epidemiology investigation experience with a health agency.
• Alternatively, 6 months experience as Epidemiology Investigator 3.

Responsibilities

• Implements epidemiologic studies to assess disease levels and prevalence.
• Leads outbreak investigation and control efforts for identified infectious diseases.
• Supervises lower-level epidemiology investigators.
• Evaluates surveillance data timeliness and quality.
• Writes and edits publications for journals and reports.

Skills

Epidemiology

Outbreak Investigation

Staff Supervision

Data Quality Improvement

Academic Writing

Education

Graduate degree in public health or preventive medicine

Experience in epidemiology investigation with health agencies

Tools

Public Health Surveillance Systems

Statistical analysis

Job description

State of Ohio's Health Department seeks a Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology Supervisor to plan, implement and manage the statewide epidemiology program for vaccine‑preventable diseases (VPDs). You will supervise lower‑level epidemiology investigators and contribute to policy development.

The role requires graduate-level public health credentials and proven experience in epidemiology investigation, outbreak response and data quality improvement, with a leadership focus and ability to